A Milwaukee police officer was involved in a shooting this afternoon at North 53rd Street and Capitol Drive.

Police said the shooting followed an armed robbery and a stolen car.

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The robbery took place in the 4700 block of North 48th Street. About a half hour later, officers spotted the car at North 53rd and Melvina streets with two people inside, Milwaukee police Capt. Regina Howard said.

Officers chased the people on foot to the 3900 block of North 53rd Street and caught one in the yard of a nearby home.

As officers were taking the 29-year-old Milwaukee man into custody, one officer accidentally discharged his weapon, striking the suspect in the thigh, police said. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

He has a police record, Howard said.

The second person is still on the loose.

The officer involved in the shooting is 30 years old and a 12-year veteran of the force. He will be on administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard procedure.